In order to do this, we instituted silent notifications that allow Hiya to fetch new/updated spam lists, thereby improving our spam ID rates.

What you need to do

Update to Hiya version 3.6

To enable these silent notifications (it’s not auto-enabled, because Apple), go to the Protect tab and the first section labeled “Stay Up to Date!” will have “Enable” in blue. Click on that.

Once that has updated, a new section will populate and you’ll see” Update Now” in blue. Click on that if you’re OCD like me.

Sit back and you’re good to go! When you see a red badge on your Hiya icon or in the Hiya app on the Protect icon, you’ll know that it’s working and you just got another update.*

*Note, if you’re OCD and badge notifications = torture, you can disable badges under iOS notification settings. The silent push notifications will still be enabled, you just won’t be notified when the spam list updates.

Lisa Bowers is a public relations professional who writes about mobile protection and awareness from the tech hub of Seattle. A Chicago native, she studied Business Computer Systems. Now in the PacNW, she loves seeing mountains and water every day and tries to enjoy the outdoors as much as possible.